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Vitter, Wendy Baldwin
Born 1961 in New Orleans, LA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Helen Ginger Berrigan. Confirmed by the Senate on May 16, 2019, and received commission on May 29, 2019. Served as chief judge, 2025-present.
Education:
Sam Houston State University, B.A., 1982
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1986
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Helen Ginger Berrigan. Confirmed by the Senate on May 16, 2019, and received commission on May 29, 2019. Served as chief judge, 2025-present.
Education:
Sam Houston State University, B.A., 1982
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1986
Professional Career:
Assistant district attorney, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1987-1992; deputy chief of trials, 1989-1990; chief of trials, 1990-1992
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992-1993
Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2012-2019; project director, 2012-2013; general counsel, 2013-2019
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, January 23, 2018; no Senate vote